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Entrepreneur of the Year shortlist announced

EN Magazine has announced the shortlist of finalists for the ninth North West Entrepreneur of the Year Awards.

Up for the night’s main award are Rob Crossland of Parasol, Mark Hogg of IFE Services, Piers Linney of Outsourcery and Tony Wilson of Klarius.

Winners will be announced at a gala dinner to be held at Mere Golf and Country Club in Cheshire on 16 September. The event will be hosted by BBC TV’s Dianne Oxberry with a keynote presentation by John Ashcroft, chief executive of Pro Manchester and former chairman of Coloroll.

The full shortlist for all categories is below:

North West Entrepreneur of the Year

• Rob Crossland, Parasol
• Mark Hogg, IFE Services
• Piers Linney, Outsourcery
• Tony Wilson, Klarius Group

Young Entrepreneur of the Year

• Anthony Chesworth, EKM Systems
• James Cole, Cruise118.com
• Gemma Hindley, The Isla Gladstone Conservatory
• Al Mackin, The Eword

Most Entrepreneurial Company of the Year

• Character World
• Cruise118.com
• Txtlocal

Family Business of the Year

• B&M RETAIL
• Timpsons
• UK Car Group

Female Entrepreneur of the Year

• Lou Cordwell, magneticNorth
• Gemma Hindley, The Isla Gladstone Conservatory
• Carolyn Mellor, Homes4U

International Trade Award

• Cardinal Maritime
• Hughes Safety Showers
• IFE Services

Technology Entrepreneur of the Year

• Anthony Chesworth, EKM Systems
• Lawrence Jones, UKFast
• Steve Swift, Aerelink

Digital Entrepreneur of the Year

• Lou Cordwell, magneticNorth
• Darren Daws, Txtlocal
• Marcus Simmons, iknow-uk

Full details of the event can be found at: http://www.enforbusiness.com/event/en-entrepreneur-year-2010.

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